Diary Note: Alcohol Concern Annual Conference

20th October 2005

Diary Note: Alcohol Concern Annual Conference

WHAT? Alcohol Concern Annual Conference

WHEN? Tuesday, 1st November, 2005

WHERE? Glaziers Hall, London Bridge

WHY? 18 months on from the government?s alcohol strategy, we ask:

When 8 million people in the UK are drinking at harmful or hazardous levels, is the government?s alcohol strategy delivering the progress so urgently needed?

And, when every £1 spent on treating problem-drinkers saves £5 elsewhere, is alcohol treatment enough of a priority for government and local communities?


ENDS


Notes to Editors:

· These are some of the issues Alcohol Concern will be exploring at its Annual Conference - ?Challenges and Changes: the new agenda for alcohol treatment?.

· The Conference will include a keynote speech from Caroline Flint MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health during the afternoon, who will set out the Government?s agenda for the future of alcohol treatment.

· At the Conference Alcohol Concern will be launching their ?Spend £1, Get £5 Free? campaign, calling for alcohol treatment to be the priority it deserves to be.

· There are a limited number of press places available at the Conference

. To book your place or for more information please contact Helen Symons at the Alcohol Concern Press Office on 020 7928 7377 or email press@alcoholconcern.org.uk

· Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse. We work to reduce the incidence and cost of alcohol-related harm and to increase the range and quality of services available to people with alcohol-related problems and their families.

Date: 20 October 2005